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|  | 1. | Grace in its highest definition is | 
|  |  | God in the Son to be enjoyed by us; | 
|  |  | It is not only something done or giv'n, | 
|  |  | But God Himself, our portion glorious. | 
|  | 2. | God is incarnate in the flesh that we | 
|  |  | Him may receive, experience ourself; | 
|  |  | This is the grace which we receive of God, | 
|  |  | Which come thru Christ and which is Christ | 
|  |  | Himself. | 
|  | 3. | Paul the Apostle counted all as dung, | 
|  |  | 'Twas only God in Christ he counted grace; | 
|  |  | 'Tis by this grace-the Lord experienced- | 
|  |  | That he surpassed the others in the race. | 
|  | 4. | It is this grace-Christ as our inward | 
|  |  | strength- | 
|  |  | Which with His all-sufficency doth fill; | 
|  |  | It is this grace which in our spirit is, | 
|  |  | There energizing, working our God's will. | 
|  | 5. | This grace, which is the living Christ | 
|  |  | Himself, | 
|  |  | Is what we need and must experience; | 
|  |  | Lord, may we know this grace and by it | 
|  |  | live, | 
|  |  | Thyself increasingly as grace to sense. |